The Bharata Natya training programme at Kala Bharati is made up of two parts: basic training and training for Ranga Pravesh.

The basic training programme is for all students and starts at the age of four when the student enters the KinKini level. It ends at the Padmakosha level, typically at the age of about 16. There are two levels in between called Adi and Mukula.

After the Padmakosha level the student graduates to the Alapadma level where the Ranga Pravesh training is offered to those who meet some defined criteria. The duration of this part of the programme is variable and depends on many factors, most important of which is the effort the student is willing to put in.

The training programme can be regarded as being made up of strands of training, each strand increasing in size and strength as the student progresses from Kinkini to Ranga Pravesh.

  Rhythm:   tala / laya / laya-praman.
         
  Bhava and Rasa:   elementary notions / fundamental concepts / advanced work.
         
  Hastas (hand gestures):   nritta hastas / asamyuta hastas / samyuta hastas / their uses / hastakshetras / vocabulary of hand gestures
       
  Facial Expressions:   head and eye movements / expressions associated with different bhavas.
       
  Stances and foot positions    
         
  Adavus:   Simple adavus;
      Walks, glides and jumps;
      Complex Adavus and their execution in different jatis (basic rhythmic cycles);
      Combinations of hand positions and hand movements with foot movements;
      Concepts of angashudhi, intensity and the physics of body movement.
         
  Abhinaya:   different types of abhinaya –vachika, aharya, angika, satvika;
      narrative / descriptive / expressive.
       
  Rituals:   salutations / pranams / centering / dance as an offering.
       
  Theoretical work:   words and meanings of repertoire items;
      literature of the repertoire items;
      aesthetics of Bharata Natya;
      history and tradition of Bharata Natya;
      vocabulary of music terminology;
      exposure to other dance forms;
      modern trends.

 
 

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